Homemade Stuffed Crab Shells recipe

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: shredded cheddar

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while shredded cheddar is often less expensive.

crab meat

🥗Healthier: canned tuna

💰Cheaper: imitation crab

Canned tuna provides a similar texture at a lower cost.

Prepare your ingredients: have your large pasta shells, corn, crab meat, cream cheese, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and green onions ready.

Take the cream cheese out of the refrigerator 2 hours before starting to make it easier to blend.

In a mixing bowl, add 1 teaspoon each of garlic powder, black pepper, and salt to the cream cheese; mix well until smooth.

Add 1 cup of corn to the cream cheese mixture and incorporate thoroughly until everything is well coated.

Dice the green onions finely and add them to the mixture.

Pull apart the crab meat using two forks, then dice it into small pieces before adding it to the mixture.

Combine all ingredients in the bowl until everything is well mixed and creamy.

Stuff each cooked large pasta shell generously with the crab mixture.

Sprinkle about a teaspoon of panko breadcrumbs on top of each stuffed shell.

Place the stuffed shells in a baking dish, then spray the top lightly with baking spray for extra crispiness.

Preheat the oven to 450°F (232°C).

Bake the stuffed shells for 18 minutes until they are golden brown and crispy on top.

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